content tagged with Mustafa Sönmez

Journalist Sönmez faces his fifth trial for insulting the President

Journalist Sönmez faces his fifth trial for insulting the President

Mustafa Sönmez, who will be tried for three posts he shared in 2016, 2018, and 2019, questioned, "Has it only occurred to them today seven years after the alleged insult?" RSF Turkey Representative Erol Önderoğlu also criticized the trials, labeling them as "antidemocratic" and highlighting the inequality between the President and citizens indicated by Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code.

20 November 2023 Hikmet Adal

Banks stop cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

Banks stop cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

Economist Mustafa Sönmez describes this as a move to stop the rush to purchase foreign exchange and gold, but believes that this rush will continue until the election is over.

Will Turkey declare state of emergency over economic crisis?

Will Turkey declare state of emergency over economic crisis?

A law professor close to the president suggested that "we should be prepared for a state of emergency due to the economic crisis." Economics Mustafa Sönmez has commented about the issue.

15 December 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘Only 1 out of 6 jobseekers could find a job in Turkey in July’

CHAMBER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

‘Only 1 out of 6 jobseekers could find a job in Turkey in July’

The TMMOB Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has released its 73rd bulletin on the problems of the industry in Turkey. The bulletin has dealt with the “effect of economic growth on labor force, distribution of income and employment.”

16 September 2021

Journalist Mustafa Sönmez acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Journalist Mustafa Sönmez acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Sönmez was on trial over his tweets about the 2016 arrest of Reza Zarrab, a businessperson from Iran who also has citizenship of Turkey.

Mustafa Sönmez wins ‘press card’ lawsuit against Communications Directorate

Mustafa Sönmez wins ‘press card’ lawsuit against Communications Directorate

Economist and journalist Mustafa Sönmez has won the lawsuit against the Presidency’s Communications Directorate, which has not renewed his press card.

27 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

Erdoğan’s son-in-law files a suit for damages against journalist

Erdoğan’s son-in-law files a suit for damages against journalist

Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, and his Baykar Machine Industry company have filed a lawsuit against journalist-columnist Mustafa Sönmez over a single tweet from 2019, demanding 100 thousand TRY in damages.

12 November 2020 Hikmet Adal

People Commenting on Economic Crisis at Court: It Has Been a Tragicomic Trial

People Commenting on Economic Crisis at Court: It Has Been a Tragicomic Trial

The lawsuit filed against 38 people including two reporters from Bloomberg and four other journalists for “opposing the Law on Capital Market” has started. The requests for immediate acquittal have been rejected.

20 September 2019 Hikmet Adal

Map of Media Ownership in Turkey

MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ COMMENTATED

Map of Media Ownership in Turkey

Economist-journalist Mustafa Sönmez has mapped media ownership in turkey, talked over transformation of media over AKP governorship of 13 years.

29 October 2015 Elif Akgül